uploading your own data onto v5
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www.AdvancementProjectCA.orgFacebook.com/[email protected]
JuHyun YooSenior Research
Analystjyoo@advanceproj.
org
Uploading your Data onto HealthyCity.org
March 19, 2014
Jewel DeGuzmanData Analystjdeguzman@advancep
roj.org
Healthy City is a program of
Championing the struggle for greater equity and opportunity for all, Advancement Project California fosters upward mobility in communities most impacted by economic and racial injustice.We build alliances and trust, use data-driven policy solutions, create innovative tools and work alongside communities.
We ignite social transformation!
Integrity * Innovation * Capacity-Building * Collaboration * Audacity * Equity *
What We Do
DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop
targeted research/policy
strategies and web tools.
COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB
Engages, trains, and provides tools for
community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented
research
ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGY
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Increase resources in underserved communities of
color
Advance equitable public polices.
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Types of Geographies on HealthyCity.org
Types of Geographies Available on HC.orgAddress/Intersection
Consolidated PrecinctCensus block groupCensus Tract ZIP CodeCity
Assembly District
Senate District
Congressional District
County
Region
Place Based Initiatives (including The California Endowment Building Healthy Communities and First 5 Los Angeles Best Start Communities)Los Angeles (and other Counties) Area Boundaries (including Service Planning Areas, L.A. County Health Districts, and LAUSD School Attendance Boundaries, Board of Supervisors, City Council)
•Over 2,500 indicators!•Multiple years & data levels available
Data Name SourceSocial Services 211s
Public & Private Schools California Department of Education
WIC Agencies & Vendors Network for a Healthy California
Hospitals (OSHPD) OSHPD
Head Start Agencies California Head Start Association
Child Care Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration
Alcohol Outlet Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Air Quality Data Environmental Protection Agency
Grocery Stores DeLorme Banks DeLorme Check-Cashing Businesses DeLorme
Sample Services and Point Data available on HealthyCity.org
Today you will learn how to:
• Create maps using data on HealthyCity.org.
• Create maps using your own data.
• Map your point data: Excel Files and Shapefiles
• Map your point data as thematic data
• Map your thematic data: Excel Files
• Create WikiMaps to collect and share data.
Create maps using data on v5.HealthyCity.org
SCENARIO:
You are a social worker looking for employment services for a client in or around the city of South Gate.
Name your map!
Print , save & share your maps and
searches
You can get directions for your clients
Scroll down
Browse through listings to look
at service details
Questions?
SCENARIO
You are an advocate for early child care and
education and want to know which areas in Los Angeles County have a high need for child care
seats.
Click on a category
to add data to your map
Questions?
Create maps using your own data
• Upload your data• Collect your data using
WikiMap
Upload Your Own Data
Three filetypes are necessary:
1. DBF2. SHP3. SHX
“CTRL + Click” to choose more
than one
Thematic Data Upload ScenarioHow much green space is available throughout Los Angeles City?
>> My Goal:Create a thematic map showing access to green space by ZIP Code.>> What I Need:Self-calculated green space per 10,000 persons by ZIP Code in Los Angeles City, formatted as Excel file.
Prepare your data for uploadYour spreadsheet should have Area ID column (ZIP code, Census Tract) and values you want to map.
Upload your own data using an
Excel file!
Point to Thematic Data Upload Scenario
How does the distribution of youth violence prevention related nonprofit organizations look like in Los Angeles City?
>> My Goal:Create a thematic map showing the number of relevant nonprofit organizations throughout the city by ZIP code.>> What I Need:Point data showing the location of each nonprofit organization with its address and ZIP code.
Prepare your data for uploadYour spreadsheet should have address column and ZIP code column.
Upload your own data using an
Excel file!
Questions?
Collect your data using Wikimap
WikiMap?A collaborative mapping tool on HealthyCity.org that you can use to share and add community knowledge, points, photos, and videos.
Participatory Asset Mapping Toolkit, Pg. 22
With WikiMap, you can:• Share with others to add
points, data, and media. • Create a story to share• Print or share online
WikiMap Scenario
Does my community have access to healthy food options?
Where do you go for dining?Do they offer healthy food options?Any pictures/videos/stories you would like to share?
Develop an interactive map
that engages the community!
Copy the URL to share and collaborate with
others
Questions?
Learn about our data sourcesContact us!
v5.HealthyCity.org/Help
Quick Step-by-step guides
How-to videos
Toolkits for Community Research
Previously recorded webinars
Calendar of upcoming trainings and events
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